to set up scenery

  • 1set — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of similar things ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, entire, full, whole ▪ broad, comprehensive, huge, large …

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  • 2set — 1. verb /sɛt/ a) To put (something) down, to rest. Set the tray there. b) To determine or settle. to set the rent …

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  • 3set — [set] vt. set, setting [ME setten < OE settan (akin to Ger setzen & Goth satjan < Gmc * satjan), caus. formation “to cause to sit” < base of SIT] 1. to place in a sitting position; cause to sit; seat 2. a) to cause (a fowl) to sit on… …

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  • 4set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something …

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  • 5set — Ⅰ. set [1] ► VERB (setting; past and past part. set) 1) put, lay, or stand in a specified place or position. 2) put, bring, or place into a specified state. 3) cause or instruct (someone) to do something. 4) give someone (a task) …

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  • 6scenery — [n] surroundings backdrop, decor, flat, flats, furnishings, furniture, landscape, mise en scène, neighborhood, properties, props, prospect, set, setting, spectacle, sphere, stage set, stage setting, terrain, view, vista; concepts 263,628 …

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  • 7set — [adj1] decided agreed, appointed, arranged, bent, certain, concluded, confirmed, customary, dead set on*, decisive, definite, determined, entrenched, established, firm, fixed, hanging tough*, immovable, intent, inveterate, ironclad, locked in*,… …

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  • 8set|ting — «SEHT ihng», noun, verb. –n. 1. a frame or other thing in which something is set. The mounting of a jewel is its setting. 2. a) the scenery of a play, including the lighting and other things that contribute to the play. b) a single scene or set.… …

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  • 9scenery — ► NOUN 1) the natural features of a landscape considered in terms of their appearance. 2) the painted background used to represent a place on a stage or film set …

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  • 10set piece — set′ piece n. 1) lit.+fia a work of art, literature, music, etc., or a part of such a work having a conventionally prescribed thematic and formal structure 2) sbz a piece of stage scenery built to stand independently on the floor and usu. forming …

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